eastend
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how would you go about fitting a performance manifold, is it a job anyone can do or does a professional mechanic have to do it. what is a average price for a mechanic.
thanks
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C4RL0
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It's easy. Bolt off, bolt on job. You might find it a bit awkward trying to fit the thing while the engine is in though.
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eastend
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o!! well i wont be able to get the engine out myself, if i was to take it to the garage am i looking at an expensive bill???
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andyc1234
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really no need to take the engine out at the most take the rad out
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eastend
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yea dont think i would be able to do that either lol, the best i could do is change the air filter haha
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Scotty C
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Might not be a bolt off bolt on jobbie if u have the x14xe or x16xe as the SAI may need to be blanked off.
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eastend
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well i have a 1.4 16v sport wat engine is that.......... so does anyone know the price of getting a garage to fit it??? also does any garage fit it or does it have to be specialist garages
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Scotty C
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Thats the X14XE. What manifold have you got?
Could charge upto £100
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eastend
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i have a standard manifold atm but was looking at getting a janspeed one, how much extra bhp would it give me??
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Dean_W
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Not much TBH. The car will pick up better though.
You may as well fit it yourself. The SAI doesn't need blanking off on the Janspeed, just bolting back onto the manifold.
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eastend
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yeh but i am bloody awful with cars and wouldnt know where to start lol, think i would rather pay a little extra and get a garage to do it than risk screwin up my car, can anyone provide instructions as to what to do??
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
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You can't do it wrong TBH.
Undo all the old bolts and the clamp, remove the manifold, fit a new gasket, fit the new manifold, do the bolts up, fit a new clamp, swap the SAI over (1 torx bolt) drive the car.
You might need to take the radiator off, unless you can get the car up on a ramp, or high enough to get the manifold out the bottom.
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